Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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80 years old and flourishing
Paul Kingsley
I just got back from an extended weekend in Scotland for my father's 80th Birthday. We had a great time, and it's good to see him looking so well. Now there's a man who's been using the Alexander Technique to help him in daily life for more than thirty years. He doesn't have problems as such....just that he's getting older that's all. But he's in such good shape!
Dad is high in spirits, full of the joys of playing his flute and says that although he was a professional flautist all his career with the Scottish National Orchestra (now the Royal), he's making a better sound now than he's ever done in his whole life. He says it comes from within. Firstly he needs to hear the sound in his head and imagines the most beautiful and ethereal and spirited sound, then he 'lets' it happen. Naturally, he's got a sound technique from years of experience, but he's worked on this too so he's 'doing' even less and just 'letting it happen'. It's just great to see him so happy.
Not only is he in good mental shape, he's good physically too. He's free and lengthening in stature and well balanced. There's likely to be another twenty years in him yet! Now he's talking of taking up drawing and painting more seriously.
He's such an inspiration to me....always happy and full of joy of being in the moment, while also looking forward too to doing new things. I really must go and see him more often. He's just great.
